Monday, March 19, 2012

Back to normal

Well I'm back to the normal routine here ... my dear Aunt is back home ... we drove to Lincoln yesterday laden with far more than she came with ... 
It was Mothers Day here in the UK so we got to spend the day together and my home and hers is full of flowers and chocolates ... I missed seeing her smiling face this morning but it wont be long before we are together again for the Norwegian cruise ... Right now she will be playing with her newest toy ... an Apple iPad! One is never too old to learn right?

I got to do a little crafting whilst she was playing ... and I made my card for the challenge at Jingle Belles  - 'Neutral Noel' which is based on this photo of beautiful cushions ... 


I was going to make a card with a wreath but Stephanie already did a brilliant take on that ... so in the end it's kind of a mix


The image is recycled from an old shop bought card and the leaves are cut on the Silhouette Cameo...


The music paper is from a fabulous pack of papers I got from the Hobby Shop ... there are 100 sheets of 12'x12' papers in the pack and they are so lovely ... by Grace Taylor ... Guaranteed you will be seeing a lot of them in the future!

I'm off to visit my friend this morning ... we've a lot of catching up to do ... then I will be catching up with all your blogs ... 

 "Thank you" for all your lovely wishes for my Aunt's birthday ... she was tickled pink!
I'll be back tomorrow for the CCCB challenge ... 
Have a lovely day 

~ Ros ~




22 comments:

Jacqueline said...

What a beautiful card Ros and I bet you could make those cushions too!

Anonymous said...

Lovely lovely card.You do your style so perfectly Those leaves are stunning. Only this week one of my kids remarked that it was so many months until Christmas and here you are putting us all to shame with your amazing organisation! I've so much to learn from you!! xxx

Tracy said...

The leaves and that pretty stain bow just make this card scrumptious Ros. Beautiful!
An iPad huh? LOL Why not! We're are such a techno people anymore. Hope she has fun with it. Hugs!

Anonymous said...

beautiful card Ros...
I'm in love with that perfect bow!
BEAR HUGS xxx ~victoria~

jacirascrap said...

Ah sua tia com o iPad deve estar se divertindo!!! Muito bom aprender coisas novas...Que foto de almofadas lindo! E seu cartão ficou a altura:lindo!!

June Houck said...

Beautiful, Ros! I love the recycled image; so pretty.

Glad your aunt is home safe :)

Sylvia said...

Fabulous card, Ros, I love what you did with the neutrals! so glad you had such a nice visit and Mother's Day with your aunt! Hope you have a beautiful Monday.

Cindy Adkins said...

Oh how beautiful Ros! and I adore the neutral tones--so classy! I hope your aunt had a wonderful birthday--It sounds like you had lots of fun visiting--that is wonderful.
Sending angel (((hugs))) your way my friend,
Cindy

Unknown said...

Absolutely right Ros, one is never too old to learn something new! Your card looks very elegant with those fine colours and your leaves, wow, they look awesome!

Rebekah said...

So pretty! I'm always jealous of your Christmas cards! Glad you had fun with your aunt!

Teresa said...

Wow Ros this is a beautiful card and I love the inspiration picture too, you've really done it justice. Thanks for visiting my blog today. Teresa xx

Stella said...

You have such an elegant and lovely way to recycle a card. I love the combo with the leafs..topped with pearls; wow!
Have a lovely evening. It's good to see you back crafting again. It must be quiet without your aunt. I know how much you loe to have her around. But I am happy to see you back; catch you soon..XXX

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty Ros! Love all the foliage and that music paper looks wonderful! Sounds like an amazing pack of paper!

Unknown said...

I just love this.. Your rocked this challenge my friend..

Hugs, Linda

Deb Hickman said...

So glad you had a good time with your Aunt. What a gorgeous card, love the image and the way you've done the leaves.xxxx

Lynnda said...

Beautiful card Ros... love the colors... hugs...xoxo

cherry said...

Happpppppy belated birthday to your auntie! I love that you get to spend time with her. I love your take on the challenge and the nuetral christmas theme...will have to try that. cherry

Barbara said...

What a beautiful take on the photo inspiration! Gorgeous card.

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

That is so lovely, I love that color scheme but couldn't find time to make one for the challenge, but it is nice to see a beautiful one from you. Great take on the challenge!

Suzanne C said...

Gorgeous. Lovely accent around the image!

lauren bergold said...

oh how i ♥LOVE♥ your "bit of a mix"... a mix of everything i love and a whole lot of lovely ♥ROS♥style creativity and talent!!! such a pretty image with just the right embellies... YUM!!!

ps: belated happy b to your auntie... ipad AND choccs, eh?! lucky duck, but then she deserves ALL GOOD THINGS, as does her lovely niece!!! :)

SmilynStef said...

Love the musical background and big beautiful bow ... so very glad you joined us at jingle belles.